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Census Tract · Ranked #65,113 of 84,120 nationally

Southport Eviction Risk: Lower

Tract 37019020305 · Brunswick County, NC · pop 2,917 · 58% of tract blocks fall in Southport

Tract 37019020305 covers Southport in North Carolina. Home to 2,917 residents, it scores 4.2/10 on landlord eviction risk. On the national scale it ranks #71,010 of 84,120 for landlord eviction difficulty.

20% of renter households here spend at least 30% of income on rent, a modest level, and 9% are severely burdened at 50% or more. Average gross rent is $1,371 monthly, set against $71,734 in average yearly household income, roughly 23% of income at the averages. About 25% of occupied units are renter-occupied.

Risk score
2.6
Lower
Confidence 100% · 1–10 scale
Household mix · 100 hh
Burdened renters 5% Stable renters 20% Owners 75%
Tract context
Occupied units1,527
Renter share25.1%
SVI overall0.30
Poverty rate6.1%
Median income$71,734

Percentile rank

Higher percentile = riskier than more peers.
Within parent city
100 th percentile
Rank, 100th percentileLowHigh
#1 of 2 tracts In Southport
Very High
Within county
38 th percentile
Rank, 38th percentileLowHigh
#27 of 43 tracts In Brunswick County
Low
Within state
21 th percentile
Rank, 21st percentileLowHigh
#2,090 of 2,660 tracts In North Carolina
Low
National
23 th percentile
Rank, 23rd percentileLowHigh
#65,113 of 84,120 tracts In U.S.
Low
Geographic context

Risk heat across Southport and the region

Centroid at 33.9293, -78.0409 · click any tract to drill in

Why Southport scores 2.6

9 axes · 1 = landlord-friendly
Local political climate
Inherited from Southport
4.4
Regional political climate
2024 county presidential margin
3.8
State political climate
North Carolina legislature & governorship
2.3
Economic stress
6.1% poverty · this tract
1.5
Supply constraint
$1,371 rent vs county FMR
5.7
Rent control risk
Inherited from Southport
5.2
Eviction process difficulty
State law sets the calendar
2.3
Tenant organizing strength
Inherited from Southport
4.9
Housing court bias
Inherited from Southport
4.2

How Southport compares

Risk score vs. parent city, county, state.
Southport risk score vs. parent city / county / stateThis tract: 2.62.6This tracttract 020305Southport: 2.22.2Southportparent cityCounty: 2.92.9Countyavg tract in countyState: 3.83.8Stateavg tract in state
CDC Social Vulnerability Index

SVI percentile: 30

CDC/ATSDR 2022. Higher = more vulnerable. National percentile across 84k tracts.

Eviction filings

Court-record eviction history

Court-validated eviction filings collected from county clerks and consolidated by the Eviction Lab at Princeton University. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households.1

Historic baseline (2000–2018)

  • 149Total filings over 7 yrs
  • 7.69%Avg annual filing rate
  • 6.0%Peak (2010)
  • 10Filings in 2015 (latest validated)
Filings by year 2002 to 2015
Year-by-year eviction filings in tract 370190203052002: 6 filings (5.24/100 renter HHs)2003: 19 filings (16.58/100 renter HHs)2009: 26 filings (11.77/100 renter HHs)2010: 32 filings (5.95/100 renter HHs)2011: 29 filings (6.29/100 renter HHs)2012: 27 filings (5.86/100 renter HHs)2015: 10 filings (2.17/100 renter HHs)
Filings climbed 67% over the past 7 months.
Comparable tracts

Census tracts with similar eviction risk

Closest by Eviction Risk Score.

CDC PLACES 2023 · health & economic stress

Eviction-adjacent indicators

Crude prevalence of conditions linked to housing loss. Source: CDC PLACES (cwsq-ngmh), 2023 model-based small-area estimates.

Analysis

What drives eviction risk in Southport

What moves this score most is supply constraint at 5.7/10. That part is specific to this tract, computed from its own rent, income, and poverty figures. Statewide and court-level factors such as eviction-process speed and rent-control exposure are inherited from Southport, while the economic and supply signals are measured at the tract level.

Set against its neighbors, this tract scores below the Brunswick County average of 4.9 and below the North Carolina statewide average of 5.3. Within its own county it reads on the safer side for landlords.

The tract is predominantly White and ranks around the 30th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index, a measure of how exposed residents are to housing and economic shocks. That is a relatively low-vulnerability reading.

In CDC survey modeling, about 6.4% of adults here said they could not pay rent or mortgage at some point in the past year, and 4.5% faced a utility shutoff threat, a common early warning before a filing.

For a landlord, conditions here are middle-of-the-road. Standard screening and prompt, documented notices usually keep cases short.

Frequently asked

About tract 37019020305

Q1

What is the eviction-risk score for census tract 37019020305?

Census tract 37019020305 in Southport scores 2.6/10 (Lower tier). The Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income ratios + poverty signals.
Q2

What is the average rent in tract 37019020305?

Median gross rent is $1,371/month (ACS 5-year 2023, table B25064). 20% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q3

What is the poverty rate in tract 37019020305?

6.1% of residents in tract 37019020305 live below the federal poverty line (ACS B17001, 2023). Population: 2,917.
Q4

How socially vulnerable is tract 37019020305?

CDC Social Vulnerability Index ranks this tract in the 30th percentile nationally. Sub-themes: socioeconomic 47th, household 22th, minority 41th, housing 23th.
Q5

How many evictions are filed each year in tract 37019020305?

Princeton Eviction Lab recorded 149 eviction filings across 7 validated years in tract 37019020305 (2000-2018). The average annual filing rate is 7.69% of renter households, peaking at 6.0% in 2010. Source: Eviction Lab tract-validated 2024 release.
Q6

What share of households in tract 37019020305 struggle to pay rent?

About 6.4% of adults in this tract reported housing insecurity (could not pay rent or mortgage in the past 12 months), per the CDC PLACES 2023 model-based small-area estimate. 4.5% also reported utility shutoff threats, a frequent precursor to eviction filings.
Q7

How does tract 37019020305 compare to Southport overall?

Tract 37019020305 scores 2.6/10, higher than the parent city of Southport at 2.2/10. City-scale signals (state law, local rent controls, court bias) are inherited from Southport; what makes this tract different are its tract-specific economic stress and supply-constraint sub-scores.
Sibling tracts

Highest-risk tracts in Southport

Top eight tracts in Southport ranked by composite eviction-risk score.

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